Print Software
This section of WhatTheyThink aggregates all of the news, educational content, and analysis about the software that drives print businesses, from order entry through shipping and invoicing. It is combined in a single area so that our members and the industry as a whole can go to a single place to learn how software is changing the business of print and gain actionable ideas on how they may apply new solutions to their own business problems.
Commentary & Analysis
Web-to-Print Product Spotlight: Liftoff
Marketing Your Way to Sales Growth
Software Expertise Turnover at the Printer
Fear of Launching Customer Facing Software
Our Unique Attachment to Paper
Understanding the Human Resistance to Technology Change
The Goal of Automation Drives Process Improvements
Your Business Constraints and Print Business Software
The Cult of “Busy-ness” in Your Print Business
Print MIS Product Spotlight: EFI’s Midmarket Print Suite
Buying Strategic Software Features
Print MIS Product Spotlight: Lift Software
The Print Geeks: Color Control 101
Software Enabled Automation: What? Why? and How?
News
QXPMarkz Now Converts QuarkXPress (.qxl) Libraries
Markzware Desktop Publishing Recovery Service Is In High Demand
Three Printing Industry Executives to Share Insight in Upcoming Webinar
Printing United Color Management Boot Camps - Hosted by MUTOH America
Design'N'Buy Launches the Brand-New Version of All-In-One Web2Print Solution
Markzware Desktop Publishing Recovery Service is in High Demand
Infigo Marks the Next Chapter of Business with a Fresh Look, New Website and Innovative Modules
Xerox Announces Formation of CareAR Software Business
The Bellissima Network Expands as Marvaco Become the Latest Member
Product Spotlights
Print MIS Product Spotlight: Lift Software
Lift Software Print MIS/ERP was invented inside a large wide format printer. That alone will tell you a lot about how Lift perceived the challenges of running a print business. For most Print MIS solutions, supporting wide format has been an add-on to a more traditionally focused offset or digital print manufacturing focus. For Lift it is clearly a deep specialty.
Print MIS Product Spotlight: Sabre Limited/Reseller of PrintVis
The PrintVis Print MIS/ERP is an offering that combines a globally recognized ERP system from Microsoft (Dynamics 365 Business Central), with the print industry specific add-on from PrintVis, and in this article we're featuring Sabre Limited as the implementation partner.
Web-to-Print Product Spotlight: Propago
Most web-to-print software solutions are built inside software companies. Propago was built inside a large commercial printer. This is a unique origin story for a software platform and it tells us a lot about how and why features made it into the Propago product. Print Software Section Editor Jennifer Matt takes a close look at Propago's web-to-print solution.
Video
Lemay Sanchez of Plan Prophet Talks About CRM Automation
Published: September 16, 2021
Kelley Holmes talks to Lemay Sanchez, Managing Director of Plan Prophet, a Salesforce-based CRM automation engine that integrates directly with Printers Plan and PrintSmith, with support for additional MIS systems soon to be added. The goal is to support as many MIS systems as possible and provide a truly integrated CRM automation experience. Watch Video
EFI’s Fiery Business CTO Josef Coetsee on DFEs
Published: June 8, 2021
David Zwang talks to Josef Coetsee, CTO of EFI’s Fiery Division, about EFI’s unique approach to digital front ends (DFEs). Much more than a RIP, a DFE is a set of services—hardware and software—that enable print shops to execute their workflows, manage their operations, and drive their presses. Watch Video
Global Graphics’ Eric Worrall on SmartDFEs
Published: May 18, 2021
David Zwang talks to Eric Worrall, VP of Products and Services for Global Graphics Software, about digital front ends (DFEs), the elements that comprise a DFE, and Global Graphics’ recent introduction of its SmartDFE. Watch Video
Kasper Tomshoj on PrintVis’s Partnership with Kodak
Published: December 18, 2020
David Zwang talks to Kasper Tomshoj, CEO of PrintVis, about the company’s almost 25-year history as an MIS provider for the printing and packaging industry. PrintVis recently teamed up with Kodak as an implementation partner as part of PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions. Watch Video
Adobe's Mike Scrutton Discusses Print Redefined
Published: December 17, 2020
Ever since Gutenberg, print and its uses have continued to evolve. That's true today as well, and that evolution has likely been accelerated by the pandemic. Hear what Adobe's Mike Scrutton, Director of Print Technology and Strategy, has to say about where we are with print today, where it's going, and how printing companies can take advantage of new opportunities offered by this continuing evolution. Watch Video
Todd Bigger on PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions: “Not Your Father’s PRINERGY”
Published: December 17, 2020
Todd Bigger, VP of Software and Services for Kodak, talks to David Zwang about the new iteration of PRINERGY On Demand. Back in May, Kodak moved moved PRINERGY into the cloud with PRINERGY On Demand and this Fall, Kodak is launching PRINERGY On Demand Business Solutions, a fully integrated and managed end-to-end software platform for all printers of any size and any segment that aims to eliminate the need for multiple standalone software products from different suppliers. Watch Video
Global Graphics Goes Full Speed Ahead with New Guide to Making Variable-Data PDFs
Published: June 1, 2020
Martin Bailey, CTO of Global Graphics Software, talks with David Zwang about “Full Speed Ahead,” a new guide that helps people make PDF files for variable-data printing more efficiently, especially as VDP is taking off in new markets and applications, such as labels and packaging. Watch Video
The Added Value of Web-to-Print
Published: February 11, 2020
Greg Salzman, President of Aleyant Systems, talks to David Zwang about the value that a web-to-print/online ordering portal beings to a print business. Not only does it make it convenient for customers to place orders at any time, it also frees up resources within the print business, as it doesn’t require the involvement of sales or customer service reps, or even estimators. Watch Video
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Jennifer Matt
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The Workflow Chef is a column led by Gershon Alon, Head of PrintOS at HP, and a workflow expert and industry speaker. Gershon has been at the forefront of print automation and workflow for over two decades. He’s had roles at Scitex, Creo, and Kodak and since joining HP Indigo in 2010, he has led its workflow and solutions team and managed the ongoing growth of HP PrintOS.
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